{"id":35951,"date":"2021-08-26T08:14:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.demo.olimpia.iquii.info\/ricci-wants-to-make-another-step-forward-i-get-to-an-ideal-club-because-of-coachs-call\/"},"modified":"2021-08-26T08:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:14:55","slug":"ricci-wants-to-make-another-step-forward-i-get-to-an-ideal-club-because-of-coachs-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olimpiamilano.com\/en\/ricci-wants-to-make-another-step-forward-i-get-to-an-ideal-club-because-of-coachs-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricci wants to make another step forward: &#8220;I get to an ideal club because of Coach&#8217;s call&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Olimpia&#8217;s <\/strong><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><strong>General Manager Christos Stavropoulos introduces Giampaolo Ricci, Pippo, as &#8220;a player who will give us energy and will play smart.<\/strong> He is now a national teamplayer, coming off the Olympics, but four years ago only, he wasn&#8217;t even in the top league. 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I have been playing for a great club for two seasons, played alongside great players, now I enter the locker room and I see other legends, I see players of the first level, Gigi, Kyle, Chacho and others. Working with them every day is a privilege, I will try to learn as much as possible from those who have made the history of the competition and hopefully I will be able to get into the world where great basketball is going to be played.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9fB3a7HB7aE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Going to Milano after Bologna &#8211;<\/strong> &#8220;It was a difficult choice, the most difficult I&#8217;ve ever made. I was coming from a championship won as a team Captain and managed to hoist the cup. 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